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<H1>-ssw (Compress files open for writing) switch</H1>

<P>Compresses files open for writing by another applications. If this switch is not 
set, 7-zip doesn't include such files to archive.</P>

<H4>Syntax</H4>

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-ssw
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<H4>Example</H4>

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7z a archive.7z -ssw *.txt
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<P>compresses all <SPAN class="filename">*.txt</SPAN> files in 
current folder including files open for writing by another applications.</P>

<H4>Commands that can be used with this switch</H4>

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  <A href="../commands/add.htm">a (Add)</A>,
  <A href="../commands/hash.htm">h (Hash)</A>,
  <A href="../commands/update.htm">u (Update)</A>
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